For the first time, engineers at MIT have developed a comprehensive, physics-based model that accurately represents the airflow around rotors even under extreme conditions. The new model enables the ...

Wind energy harnesses atmospheric air movement driven ultimately by solar heating. Uneven heating of Earth's surface, land warming and cooling faster than oceans, intense solar radiation at the ...

Read the stories in Mongabay’s series on offshore wind energy: Part One, Part Two and Part Three. Offshore wind has enormous potential as a source of renewable energy and is tipped to greatly expand ...

Researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed an AI-based tool that could significantly boost the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of future wind ...

This is Part Three in a Mongabay series about trends in the offshore wind industry. Part One describes the sector’s untapped ...

Flaw detection in high-voltage transmission lines. Types of neutral grounding. Advantages of an offshore all-DC offshore wind power solution. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ...

South Africa’s 800 MW Gagasi offshore wind project has been pushed back after its environmental authorization application was withdrawn for technical reasons. Morocco is moving in the opposite ...

Offshore wind rainfall patterns could shift as large turbine clusters increase rain at sea and reduce it near some coasts.

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